India is among top 10 locations for 'long-lasting perfume' searches. UAE, Pakistan & Singapore are top 3, finds survey by Arabic-language cosmetics website Tajmeeli.
International Perfume Museum and Park (now called Attar Park) was conceived of as an exchange of technical expertise between Kannauj and the French perfume capital, Grasse.
The oil-based fragrances derived from flowers & herbs slipped in preference as Western perfumes flooded markets. In their contemporary form, attars are more than old wine in new bottle.
Bottled in red and green, Samajwadi Party says the special perfume, launched by Akhilesh Yadav Tuesday, is part of its poll efforts ahead of the 2022 assembly elections.
Ancient city of Kannauj traces its perfume-making history to Mughal empress Nur Jahan. It continues the legacy of making ‘attar’ through hydro-distillation technique.
The lavender oil that healed Rene Gattefosse’s burnt hand encouraged him to experiment more with essential oils. In 1928, the chemist coined the term ‘aromatherapie’.
While the language war in other states is targeting those who can't speak the local language, in Bengal, even those whose mother tongue is Bengali have to constantly prove their Bengali-ness.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.
As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.
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